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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 42, 2022 - Issue 7
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Too busy to care? Analysing the impact of system-related factors on maternal mortality in Zanzibar’s Referral Hospital

Eline D. Veenstraa Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Tanneke Herklotsb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Khairat Said Mbaroukc Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
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Tarek Meguidc Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania;d The Child Health Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6873-2580
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Arie Franxb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Benoit Jacode OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Pages 2917-2923 | Published online: 19 Sep 2022

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